MACH Trailwind’s Right On Target UD BN VER SH TD TDU RE MXS MJS OF T2B

– Aimee –
Owned by Randy Capsel and Cheryl L. Clark
Bred by Randy Capsel and Cheryl L. Clark

• MACH – May 13, 2017
• UD – September 6, 2014
• SH – May 28, 2016
• TD – June 12, 2013
• TDU – April 14, 2019

Aimee was a singleton puppy that likely contributed to her being a very dedicated canine partner much like her mother Rizen. As a singleton there were some challenging times during her first few weeks of life as she took obvious advantage of being the only puppy nursing and required extra work to assist her with finding her legs under her “healthy” body. But once she was able to be more mobile her activity level rarely waned over time. Aimee proved early on to be very intelligent with an enthusiasm and drive that definitely required being attentive as a training partner. Aimee proved from an early age that she greatly enjoyed being able to be active in multiple competition venues. Her biggest limiting factors over her competition time was my lack of available time to compete as much as she would have liked, and an unrealized injury that was only later revealed due to chronic pain and early retirement.

Aimee was always willing to head out the door to tackle any training challenge. Her scenting ability and intelligence in the field was always outstanding. But such ability did occasionally present a challenge in the tracking field by being able to indicate an adjacent track or tracking article on an adjacent leg if the wind and terrain conditions were in the right combination. While not the objective on a track on those occasions, I certainly could not fault her natural excellent scenting abilities. It was imperative though, that when in the tracking field with her, that you be prepared to move quickly throughout a track.

Aimee enjoyed all training and competition venues, but agility, tracking, and field work were her favorites. A special moment of her agility career was participating with her mother Rizen at the 2018 AKC National Agility Championship. She also qualified multiple times for the AKC Rally National Championship, but scheduling issues prevented us from competing.

During time afield Aimee enjoyed most when upland game and waterfowl seasons overlapped. Opportunities to chase pheasants in the Iowa fields and having moments to jump shoot waterfowl over potholes and ponds made for the most satisfying experiences. And this included whether the sun and mild temperatures were present during early season hunts or there was snow and colder weather settling in for late season hunts. The memories of such times afield with her will always remain special opportunities.